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Guidelines and Policies

Your Health Rights and ResponsibilitiesNSW
NSW Health
Your Health Rights and Responsibilities outlines NSW Health’s Public Patients’ Hospital Charter and Commitment to Service. It also incorporates the principles of the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights and is consistent with the National Healthcare Agreement (NHCA) 2009.

Legislation

Australian Charter of Health Care RightsCth
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
The Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights describes the rights of patients and other people using the Australian health system. These rights are essential to make sure that, wherever and whenever care is provided, it is of high quality and is safe.

Disability Discrimination Act 1992Cth
The DDA prohibits service providers (including health care service providers) from discriminating, directly or indirectly, against any person in the provision of services on the basis of their disability. This includes a requirement to make reasonable adjustments for people with a disability (for example wheelchair access and height adjustable examination beds).

Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disability (CRPD) Art 25 UN
Obliges States to ensure equality of access to free and affordable health care, public health campaigns, and care specifically required for people with disability. Requires States to ensure treatment is with the consent of the patient and that medical practitioners are well trained regarding the dignity and human rights of people with disabilities.

Sex Discrimination Act 1984Cth
Prohibits discriminatory treatment, direct or indirect, on the basis of sex, a characteristic generally appertaining tor imputed to a person of that sex, including less favourable treatment on the grounds of pregnancy.